HICL Infrastructure (HICL) Competitors

HICL Infrastructure (LON:HICL) and Pershing Square (LON:PSH) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media favor HICL or PSH?

In the previous week, HICL Infrastructure and HICL Infrastructure both had 1 articles in the media. HICL Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.00 indicating that HICL Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HICL Infrastructure	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pershing Square	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HICL or PSH?

54.7% of HICL Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Pershing Square shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of HICL Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Pershing Square shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HICL or PSH?

Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than HICL Infrastructure. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HICL Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HICL Infrastructure	£105.30M	23.47	£101.36M	£5.10	24.35
Pershing Square	£3.57B	2.75	£2.71B	£953.80	4.51

Which has more volatility & risk, HICL or PSH?

HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pershing Square has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HICL or PSH a better dividend stock?

HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. HICL Infrastructure pays out 156.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pershing Square pays out 4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is HICL or PSH more profitable?

HICL Infrastructure has a net margin of 96.27% compared to Pershing Square's net margin of 75.97%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 17.71% beat HICL Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HICL Infrastructure	96.27%	3.24%	0.58%
Pershing Square	75.97%	17.71%	11.83%

Summary

Pershing Square beats HICL Infrastructure on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.